OrangeMid-toneMuted

Threshold Taupe

#AC998B

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.24:1AAA

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About Threshold Taupe

Threshold Taupe (#AC998B) is a mid-tone muted orange. Its RGB value is 172, 153, 139 and its HSL value is 25°, 17%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Threshold Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AC998B · #8B9EAC

Analogous

#AC8B8E · #AC998B · #ACAA8B

Triadic

#AC998B · #8BAC99 · #998BAC

Split complementary

#AC998B · #8BACAA · #8B8DAC

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